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Luis de Matos (born 23 August 1970, full name Luis Manuel Curcialeiro Godinho de Matos) is a
In 2013 Luis de Matos receives in Los Angeles, his third award by the Hollywood
.
* 2011. Participates on RTP1 live gala show 'PORTUGAL APLAUDE' dedicated to arts.
* 2012. This is Magic, (2 TV Shows) recorded for MBC Portuguese
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magician. He has been called “the best known illusionist in Portugal” and was the co-winner of the "Golden Grolla
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" in 2013 alongside Lu Chen and Dynamo
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He was the youngest magician ever to receive "The Devant Award" from The Magic Circle (October 19, 2013).
Life and career
Luis de Matos was born inMaputo
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, in 1970, a Portuguese overseas province until 1975. At the age of five he moved with his parents to Portugal
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where the family settled in Avelar, a civil parish
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of the municipality of Ansião
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”The Magicians”, and its latest Spanish version “Por Arte de Magia”. He had a program for ten years on TVG.
In 2010, in collaboration with David Britland and Coimbra
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to complete his technical studies, living with his cousins. There, he earned a bachelor's degree (B.Ag) in agricultural technical engineering from Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra (ESAC) part of the Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra The Polytechnical Institute of Coimbra (IPC - Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra) is a public polytechnic institute of higher education in Coimbra, Portugal. It was created by decree of 1979, but its effective start up was only in 1988 through the cr ...
(IPC).
He had his first guest appearances on television in 1990; two years later, he hosted his own television series entitled "Isto é Magia!" ("This is Magic"). This was followed by several other successful TV magic shows.
In 1995 Luis de Matos predicted the winning numbers of Portugal’s national lottery one week's time in advance and, as one journalist put it, went overnight “from being ‘the cute kid who does tricks’ into the David Copperfield
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of Portugal.”
In the following years, he won several international prizes such as the "Magician of the year" (Hollywood Academy of Magical Arts
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− 1999) and the “Mandrake d’or” (French Society of Magicians − 2000).
In 2003, he was asked to cooperate in preparing the opening ceremony for the Estádio do Dragão
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in Porto
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. During that ceremony, he had bags with pieces of blue silk distributed to the audience and asked them to hold the pieces aloft simultaneous. Then, he made all the some 52,000 pieces of silk vanish, a trick that entered the Guinness Book of Records.
Luis de Matos has made appearances and started as a regular in TV shows worldwide like "Shalakabula" in Spain, BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC
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...Marco Tempest
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, Luis de Matos organized The Essential Magic Conference, at that time the first online magic conference. His most ambitious project to date is the creation of ESTÚDIO33 in Ansião, at the same time a TV studio, workshop, documentation center, and museum.
In 2013 Luis de Matos receives in Los Angeles, his third award by the Hollywood Academy of Magical Arts
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, the “Special Fellowship Award."
Luís de Matos also organizes “Street Magic Festivals”, occurring every year in Portugal, where he brings performers from all over the world.
Television
* 1990. First professional appearance onRTP1
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Christmas Special ('Natal dos Hospitais') as the ceremony's host.
* 1991. Hosts a ten-minute spot on a morning show called 'Espaço Mágico' (13 episodes) on RTP1.
* 1992. Writes and hosts 'Isto é Magia' ('This is Magic') series (40 episodes) on RTP1.
* 1991. Participates as game show host on 'Caça ao Tesouro' ('Treasure Hunt') for 96 episodes on RTP1.
* 1992. Writes and hosts 'Isto é Magia' ('This is Magic') (26 episodes) on RTP1.
* 1994. Writes and hosts 'Noite Mágica' ('Magic Night') (26 episodes) on RTP1.
* 1994. Hosts live with Ana do Carmo Festival da Canção
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on RTP1.
* 1995. Hosts a Portuguese talk show 'Domingo em Cheio!' (10 episodes) on RTP1.
* 1995. Participates on the ' Magiskt Show', Sweden; ' World's Greatest Magic', NBC
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; ' Champions of Magic', ABC
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* 1996. Writes, produces and hosts 'Ilusões com Luis de Matos' (26 episodes) on RTP1 having Sónia Araújo
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as his assistant.
* 1996. Participates for the second time at Monaco's ' Champions of Magic', produced by ABC
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* 2001. Writes, produces and hosts 'Luis de Matos Ao Vivo' (13 episodes) on RTP1.
* 2005. Hosts with Catarina Furtado
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Career
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, live on RTP1 the 'Gala Pirilampo Mágico' (Portuguese famous gala show).
* 2006. 'Luis de Matos 3D' (TV Special) on RTP1.
* 2006. Participates as regular on the Spanish TV Show ' Shalakabula' (21 episodes).
* 2006. Begins his weekly participation on Spanish TV Show ' Luar' on TVG, which is still ongoing (currently in its 9th Season of participation).
* 2008. Writes, produces and hosts 'Mistérios' (13 episodes) on RTP1.
* 2009. Participates in several international TV Shows: 'Surprise, Surprise' (Romania
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).
* 2011. The Magicians, (5 TV Specials) for BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC
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* 2013. Por Arte de Magia recorded in Spain
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for Antena 3.
* 2017. Luis de Matos Impossível live on RTP1 Portugal
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Tours
*1999. "A Magia de Luis de Matos" ("Luis de Matos Magic"/"Mobile Theatre Tour") - first national tour (Portugal
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), 45 cities, 245 shows took place in a special venue created and designed by Luis de Matos called “Teatro Móvel” ("Mobile Theatre").
*2001. "Utopia" - 12.000 spectators audience at Pavilhão Atlântico, Lisbon.
*2002. "Luis de Matos CLOSE-UP" - touring Portugal and Spain
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for seven years.
*2004. "Luis de Matos ENIGMA" - touring Portugal and Spain for five years.
*2012. "Luis de Matos CHAOS" - touring Portugal and Spain.
*2018-2019. "Luis de Matos IMPOSSÍVEL AO VIVO" - touring Portugal.
*2019-2020. "Luis de Matos IMPOSSÍVEL AO VIVO" - touring Portugal.
*2020-2021. "Luis de Matos CONECTADOS" - touring Portugal and Spain.
*2021. "Luis de Matos BACKSTAGE" - online.
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*Adelaide, Australia (from 27 December 2013 to 5 January 2014)
*Sydney, Australia (from 8 to 16 January 2014)
*Brisbane, Australia (from 19 to 27 January 2014)
*Mexico City, Mexico (from 16 to 27 July 2014)
*Auckland, New Zealand (from 2 to 13 September 2014)
*Abu Dhabi, UAE (from 25 to 29 October 2014)
*Dubai, UAE Dubai World Trade Center (from 30 October to 5 November 2014)
*Istanbul, Turkey (from 13 to 17 November 2014)
*Melbourne, Australia (from 16 to 25 January 2015)
*Perth, Australia (from 14 to 19 April 2015)
*Bangkok, Thailand (from 7 to 19 April 2016)
*Hong Kong, China (from 14 to 24 April 2016)
*Singapore, Singapore (from 6 to 16 May 2016)
*Paris, France (from 17 November to 11 December 2017)
*Amsterdam, Netherlands (from 8 to 19 January 2017)
*Moscow, Russia (from 19 to 23 January 2017)
*Berlin, Germany (from 19 to 23 January 2017)
*Strasbourg, France (from 6 to 8 February 2017)
*Lille, France (from 9 to 12 February 2017)
*Antwerp, Belgium (from 13 to 19 February 2017)
*Gent, Belgium (from 20 to 26 February 2017)
*Lyon, France (from 27 February to 1 March 2017)
*Brussels, Belgium (from 2 to 5 March 2017)
*Dublin, Belgium (from 12 to 19 March 2017)
*Madrid, Spain (from 12 to 19 March 2017)
*Paris, France (from 12 to 19 March 2017)
*Prague, Czech Republic (from 8 to 15 January 2018)
*Moscow, Russia (from 15 to 19 January 2018)
*Minsk, Belarus (from 29 January to 5 February 2018)
*Kiev, Ukraine (from 29 January to 5 February 2018)
*St, Petersburg, Russia (from 12 to 19 February 2018)
*Marseille, France (from 27 February to 1 March 2018)
*Lille, France (from 1 to 5 March 2018)
*Montecarlo, France (from 9 to 15 April 2018)
*Lyon, France (from 15 to 19 April 2018)
*Genève, Switzerland (from 19 to 23 April 2018)
*Bordeaux, France (from 23 to 27 April 2018)
*Toulouse, France (from 23 to 27 April 2018)
Releases
Books
* "O Mundo Mágico de Luis de Matos" ("Luis de Matos Magic World") , Publisher Gradiva , 1995 - Author. * "Hocus Pocus" by Paul Kieve , Publisher Dom Quixote , 2009 - Preface by Luis de Matos. * "Luis de Matos Livro dos Segredos" , Publisher Porto Editora , 2016 - Author - Preface by David CopperfieldDVDs
* "Luis de Matos HOME TOUR" , released and distributed by Jornal de Notícias , 2002 - Author; Producer. * "Enciclopédia Mágica" , released and distributed by Jornal de Notícias , 2003 - Author; Producer. * “Luis de Matos EXTREME Human Body Stunts for Professionals” , Essential Magic Collection , 2009 - Author; Producer. * "The Magic Square" , Essential Magic Collection , 2011 - Author; Producer. * "The Egg Bag" , Essential Magic Collection , 2013 - Author; Producer. * "The Floating Ball" , Essential Magic Collection , 2014 - Author; Producer.Magic Kits
*"Luis de Matos MAGICUS" , Includes Original DVD , 2011 , Concentra. *"Isto é Magia!" , 2006 , Concentra. *"SCHHH... Isto é Segredo!" , Includes Original VHS , Frenesim.Awards
* 1986 - "Best Newcomer" Award - "7th International Magic Festival" atFigueira da Foz
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* 1987 - Second Place in "Close-Up" - "1st Magic National Congress" at Figueira da Foz
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* 1989 - Winner in "Manipulation" at the "2nd Magic National Congress" at Figueira da Foz
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* 1995 - "Award of Merit" - Hollywood Academy of Magical Arts
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* 1996 - "Troféu Nova Gente" - People's Choice (Portugal
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* 1998 - "The Merlin Award, Best Close-Up Magician” - International Magicians Society
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* 1999 - "Magician of the Year" - Hollywood Academy of Magical Arts
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* 1999 - “Mandrake d’Or” - French Academy of Illusionists (Paris
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* 2010 - "The Merlin Award, Magician Of The Decade" - International Magicians Society
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* 2013 - "Special Fellowship Award" - Hollywood Academy of Magical Arts
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* 2013 - "Magic Golden Grolla, Il grande rivoluzionario della magia” The Masters of Magic
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* 2013 - Luis de Matos was awarded with The Golden Medal of the City of Coimbra
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* 2013 - "The Devant Award" - The Magic Circle (London
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* 2014 - Luis de Matos was awarded "Comendador da Ordem do Infante D. Henrique" - Presidency of the Portuguese Republic
References
* ''Opus Magazine'' * ''Magic Magazine
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* ''Genii Magazine
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